Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Here comes a free pattern for a one size fits most, quick to knit pixie hat. The idea for this pattern came from the testing of my Sporty Pixie Bonnet where one of my testers wanted to knit a larger size bonnet in thicker yarn for charity. I thought the idea was great so I made my own prototype. I would wear this myself and my daughters loves it!

The hat is knitted flat from the brim to the crown and seamed at the back. The brim is ribbed and the rest is in garter stitch. The garter stitch creates a very stretchy hat which means it will fit quite a span of head sizes. The prototype I made fits my 5 year old and it fits me too!

Sizing:

One
size fits most children to smallish adult.

Height
of the hat from the bottom to the top is 24 cm (9.5 in) and length
from front to back is 21 cm (8.25 in). The circumference of the
ribbed brim is 34 cm (13.5 in).

Change
to larger needles and work in garter stitch, knitting every RS
and WS row until piece measures 15 cm (6 in) from CO edge.

Next
RS row: k1, ssk, k to 3 last sts, k2tog, k1.

Next
WS row: knit

Repeat
the 2 rows above 5 more times (69 sts on the needles).

Next
RS row: k1, ssk, ssk, k to 5 last sts, k2tog, k2tog, k1.

Next
WS row: knit

Repeat
the 2 rows above 3 more times (53 sts on the needles).

Decrease
1 st on the next WS row to end up with an even no of sts on the
needles (52 sts on the needles).

Fold
hat in half with RS facing inwards, make sure you have the same no of
sts for each half, i.e. 26 sts for each half. BO using 3-needle BO.

Alternatively,
bind off with your preferred method and then seam it up instead of 3
needle BO.

Seam
the back of the hat from where you started the 3 needle BO and
towards the front lower corners. Stop seaming just past where you
started the decrease rows, leaving 14 cm (5.5 in) unseamed.

Attach
ties,
approximately 25 cm (10 in) long, at the corners of the front edge.
For my prototype I made braided “ties” that are more for
decorative purposes rather than for tying. Weave in loose ends and
block lightly.

Abbreviations:

BO – bind off

CO – cast on

k – knit

k2tog – knit 2 sts together (1 st decreased)

no – number

p – purl

RS – right side

ssk – slip, slip, knit; slip 2 sts one by one as if to knit, put the 2 slipped sts back on the left needle and knit them together through the back loops (1 st decreased)

st(s) – stitch(es)

WS – wrong side

HAPPY
KNITTING!

If you share your project on Instagram, do tag me @cechalden and #pixiehatforeveryone. I'd love to see your FOs! The pattern can also be found on Ravelry, please link to the pattern page if you have a Ravelry profile.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Firstly, a bonnet style pixie hat for babies and young children, Sporty Pixie Bonnet. The hat is an easy knit, knitted flat from the brim to the crown and seamed at the back.

Secondly, a fun and colourful stripey hat for children and adults, Playful Hat. Knitted in the round from the brim to the crown with a stretchy ribbed brim and stockinette body and crown. This is a perfect pattern for using up small amounts of scrap yarns, the pattern is written for 6 colours, but can easily be adapted for more or less if desired.

Introductory offer: use the coupon code INSTA1 in my Ravelry store to get one of these patterns for $1 only!

About Me

I've been living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for nearly 2 years. My greatest hobby is knitting and although it is really to hot to wear knits in MY, I still knit nearly every day. I have two blogs about knitting, one in English (CC Knits) and one in Norwegian (CC strikker), where I share knitting patterns I have designed myself.

I can also be found on Instagram as cechalden, please follow me if you like what you see.